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Head
of Department
Dr. Hejar Abd. Rahman
hejar@medic.upm.edu.my
Tel. No. : 89472425
Faxs No. :
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Introduction
The Community Health Department was established to
carry out teaching and research in the field of community health
in various geographical settings, whether rural or urban. Activities
are carried out with the focus on identifying factors that influence
disease occurrence and ill health among groups in the community.
Apart from that, the activities are aimed at preventing health problems
from spreading through community participation.
In
implementing programs and activities, the Department adopts an approach
that perceives life of a community, which also includes the health
of its members and which is essentially influenced by every aspect
of life itself; in total includes the physical, social and cultural
environment. Present day community health is not only directed at
disease only, but that it has evolved rapidly to include wellness.
Therefore community health has to be seen as something holistic
and integrated.
In attempts to understand community health various issues and areas
of services have to be investigated since the health of individuals
and communities is influenced by collective behavior, attitudes,
and beliefs. So are the consequences, are collective in nature and
not only affect the individuals. In recognizing that any community-based
activity changes with the technology and social values, approaches
and strategies that are used to meet the Department’s objectives
have to be appropriate with particular time and situations.
Since 1st June, this department has been headed by Dr. Hejar
Abd. Rahman who replaced A. P. Mohd. Yunus Abdullah who headed
the Department for 6 years.
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